PRODUCED BY MEREDITH LADIK; PHOTOS: ADAM ALBRIGHT; STYLING JESSICA THOMAS AND MEREDITH LADIK; ARCHITECT: DAN SLOAN

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Boring, boxy rooms w ith zero personality— raise your hand if you’ve got one.

O ur decorating editor, Amy Panos, did. Take a peek at how she and rem odeling

coach M eredith Ladikturnedai970ssuburban room intosom ethingspecial.

Three Common Flaws.

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1. NO ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL

With blank

walls, no trim, and a popcorn ceiling, the room

was seriously lacking in character.

2. OPEN ROOMS

Amy couldn’t

decide whether to separate the

spaces or treat them as one.

3. AN L-SHAPE SPACE

This layout

is a furniture arranging nightmare.

Can it be both cozy and efficient?

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...Three Fabulous Fixes

i. ADD CHARACTER

Paneling created from

stock trims and plywood puts architecture

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UNITE THE SPACES

Repeating

architectural elements and colors in

both rooms draws them together.

3.

CREATE ZONES

Big rugs anchor

furniture groupings, and some pieces

float in the center of the room.

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